Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation
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About Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation
The Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation concentrates its giving on expanding K–12 charter school capacity and related education infrastructure while also funding conservative public policy and philanthropy vehicles. Its grants are large and targeted — often multi-million dollar gifts to intermediary organizations and think tanks — suggesting a strategy of influencing systems (school networks, facility financing) and public policy rather than broad grassroots grantmaking. The foundation repeatedly funds a few national organizations working on charter growth, school facilities equity, and conservative policy research.
Focus Areas
Growth and scaling of K–12 charter school networksFinancing and development of equitable school facilitiesConservative public policy research and leadership (think tanks)Philanthropic intermediaries and donor-advised vehicles supporting policy and education work
Who They Fund
low-income students (emergency scholarships)academically at-risk studentsK-12 schools focused on core learning, STEM, and CTEcollege/university scholars and higher-education beneficiaries
About Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation
The Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation’s recent giving is marked by repeated multi-million-dollar grants to organizations building and scaling charter schools. Charter School Growth Fund appears three times in the recent grants list, including $5,000,000 awards in both 2023 and 2024 and another $5,000,000 grant in 2025. That pattern sits alongside large unrestricted gifts to Equitable Facilities Fund, signaling a sustained interest in school growth and the financing needed to support it. The foundation also funds policy and education institutions at a similar scale. American Enterprise Institute received multiple grants, including $4,150,000 in 2025 and $3,000,000 in 2024, while Foundation for Individual Rights in Education received $1,000,000 grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Its portfolio extends to schools and education tools as well, with grants to Success Academy, Khan Academy, Silicon Schools Fund, and Vela Education Fund. Taken together, the grant pattern shows a funder that works through national intermediaries, school networks, and research institutions rather than small local awards. The grants are often unrestricted, but they also include campaign support, scholarship funding, and restricted project grants tied to specific initiatives.
What Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation Funds
In K-12 charter-school capacity, the foundation backed Charter School Growth Fund with $5,000,000 grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and also gave $1,000,000 to City Fund in 2023. It paired that with $5,000,000 to Equitable Facilities Fund in 2025 and $1,000,000 in 2024, showing attention to the infrastructure that supports school expansion. Its education portfolio also includes curriculum and learning organizations. Vela Education Fund received $2,000,000 in 2025 for grant recipients focused on core learning, STEM, career and technical education, and economics and entrepreneurship, plus $1,000,000 in 2024 for schools in those areas. Khan Academy received $2,000,000 in both 2024 and 2025. The foundation also supports higher education and student aid. UATX received $1,000,000 in 2025 for a scholarship fund, and Rockefeller University received $2,000,000 in 2025 for a capital campaign.
How Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation Gives
Typical grant size sits at $50,000 at the 25th percentile, $100,000 at the median, and $200,000 at the 75th percentile, while the recent grants list also shows frequent seven-figure awards. The foundation’s giving is not a one-off pattern: several recipients appear across multiple years, including Charter School Growth Fund, American Enterprise Institute, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Vela Education Fund, Khan Academy, and Equitable Facilities Fund. It is classified as a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund. The recent grants include unrestricted support, restricted project grants, campaign gifts, and scholarship funding.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$55.6M
Total Assets
$512.7M
Total Revenue
$69.3M
Total Expenses
$57.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $50K and $200K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$200K
Geographic Reach
National32 states funded
About 5% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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